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Europe to unveil plan that prioritises coronavirus vaccine access for its own citizens

LONDON – The European Commission, the European Union’s executive body, intends to unveil on Wednesday (June 17) its own plans for the development of a coronavirus vaccine.

Commission president Ursula von der Leyen is scheduled to pledge up to €2.7 billion (S$4.25 billion) of emergency funding into a series of advance purchase deals with pharmaceutical companies researching potential vaccines.

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